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...National Bureau of Economic Research, in 2006, only 7 percent of people living in households headed by a married individual were poor, while households with an unmarried leader (83 percent of whom were female) boasted poverty rates of 40.3 percent. The authors of the NBER’s June 2006 digest further concluded that changes in household structure—namely, the increase in female-headed families—were largely to blame for the rise in domestic poverty rates since the 1980s. Due to the myths perpetuated by “pro-family” Basham-types?...
...apply for federal funding to support embryonic stem cell research, Casey said. “With the stimulus bill legislation, it would have been a shame to miss that opportunity for embryonic stem cell research to benefit from that,” Casey said. —Staff writer June Q. Wu can be reached at junewu@fas.harvard.edu...
Slumdog Sights. Qantas is starting up service from seven Australian cities - including Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney - to Mumbai starting June 2. The flights take off three times per week, connecting through Singapore. Outbound flight to Mumbai leave on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Return flights operate on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday...
...drove the performance with an unparalleled raw energy.Despite the lukewarm start of the night, the BSO concluded the capstone of its three-part series of Mozart symphonies with a delightful performance of Mozart’s final “Jupiter” symphony.—Staff writer June Q. Wu can be reached at junewu@fas.harvard.edu...
...Force on the Arts called for ambitious plans to bolster the place of arts on campus.The committee proposed the construction of major new arts facilities and sweeping changes to the undergraduate curriculum and graduate programs. Yet with a projected 30 percent decline in endowment value by the end of June, Harvard administrators are slashing budgets and curtailing University activities—including a slowdown in construction of the much-touted science complex in Allston. These cuts raise concerns about the possible implementation of the committee’s grand yet vague proposals.“When reports come...